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1985 Château Margaux

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August 20, 2023 - $505

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RATINGS

96The Wine Advocate

(Neal Martin's Wine Journal) ...unfurls beautifully to reveal wild strawberry, blueberry, cedar, hints of graphite and glycerine... great volume... with a velvety, silky smooth finish that shows immense persistency. Sublime.

95Robert M. Parker Jr.

...beautifully sweet... huge, sweet nose of black currants intermixed with licorice, toast, underbrush, and flowers. Medium to full-bodied with supple tannin and a fleshy, juicy, very succulent and multi-layered... expansive, velvety...

REGION

France, Bordeaux, Margaux

Margaux is one of Bordeaux’s most famous appellations and also one of its largest, with about 3,400 acres of vineyards. Located on the Left Bank of the Gironde River, Margaux has the greatest number of classified-growth châteaux (or crus classé) according to the 1855 classification. There are twenty-one crus classé, including the most famous estate, the first growth Château Margaux. The Margaux appellation includes vineyards around the village of Margaux and the villages of Arsac, Cantenac, d’Issan, Labarde and Soussans. Wines from the best Margaux châteaux and vintages are prized for their perfumey fragrance and elegant, silky mouthfeel. Margaux wines are predominately Cabernet Sauvignon blended with Merlot, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc.